Inhalation injury after exposure to indoor fire and smoke: The Brazilian disaster experience

Highlights • We described the pre-hospital, emergency department and ICU care of victims from a fire disaster. • The course of disease is mainly determined by the percentage of burned body surface area. • The degree of inhalation injury seems to have a less important role.

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Published in:	Burns Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 884 - 890
Main Authors:	Rech, Tatiana Helena, Boniatti, Márcio Manozzo, Franke, Cristiano Augusto, Lisboa, Thiago, Wawrzeniak, Iuri Christmann, Teixeira, Cassiano, Maccari, Juçara Gasparetto, Schaich, Felipe, Sauthier, Angelica, Schifelbain, Luciele Medianeira, Riveiro, Diego Fontoura Mendes, da Fonseca, Deisi Leticia Oliveira, Berto, Paula Pinheiro, Marques, Leonardo, dos Santos, Moreno Calcagnotto, de Oliveira, Vanessa Martins, Dornelles, Carlos Fernando Drumond, Vieira, Sílvia Regina Rios
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Brazil Bronchoscopy - statistics & numerical data Burn Burns - complications Burns - pathology Critical Care Disaster Disasters Female Fire victims Hospital Mortality Humans Inhalation injury Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Prognosis Prospective Studies Respiration, Artificial - statistics & numerical data Severity of Illness Index Smoke Inhalation Injury - therapy Burn Disaster Inhalation injury Fire victims
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Summary:	Highlights • We described the pre-hospital, emergency department and ICU care of victims from a fire disaster. • The course of disease is mainly determined by the percentage of burned body surface area. • The degree of inhalation injury seems to have a less important role.
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ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/j.burns.2016.02.017